Office of Academic Administration
and Student Affairs

Asst. Dean Stephen
D. Sowle

Community Safety Alert. There have been two recent
sexual assaults in the Loop. The police have advised women
in the area to be cautious of their surroundings and to walk
in groups whenever possible. A flyer with more details, and
a composite sketch of the suspect, is available at the Security
Desk in the main lobby. As noted in a separate entry below,
whistles are available for safety purposes at the Security
Desk.Please note that you may request a guard to escort
you in the evenings to destinations close to the Law School.

Fire Drill. We would like to thank students, faculty,
and staff for their cooperation with the recent fire drill.
In one instance, however, a student refused to leave the building
when instructed to do so. I would like to remind everyone
that it is a Code of Conduct offense to "[fail] to comply
with directions of unversity officials ... acting in performance
of their duties." In the event of a real fire, the speed with
which we clear the building could be a life-and-death issue.
You should assume that there is a real fire whenever the fire
alarms go off, and you should comply promptly with any instructions
from administrative staff or faculty in any such situation.

Political E-Commerce Course. A one-credit course on
Political E-Commerce will be offered during the remainder
of the current Fall semester. If you are interested in enrolling,
please contact Dean Krent (hkrent@kentlaw.edu) or Professor
Warner (rwarner@kentlaw.edu). The course will meet once a
week at a time to be determined. A description of the course
follows: This is a practical exercise in legal analysis. The
task is to develop a way to certify that web sites used by
politicians conform to appropriate standards. The questions
to be answered are: What are the appropriate standards? What
form should the certification take? And, is certifying such
web sites a commercially viable business? The results will
form part of the business strategy of one of the very few
election-oriented commercial web sites to survive the dot-com
crash, and students will have the opportunity to work with
the staff of that site. The course provides valuable real-world
experience in e-commerce.

Correction: Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam
(MPRE). The deadline for the November 8 exam (not the
March exam) was October 1, 2002, with a late deadline of October
17.

Public Safety Notice: Whistles Available. Anyone who
would like a whistle for safety purposes can pick one up at
the Security Desk in the main lobby.